Japanese forklift manufacturers sold 6,050 units onshore in October, up 7.6% on October 2002, according to a Japan Industrial Vehicles Association (JIVA) survey released last month.

A Japanese News Digest report said 1,786 were diesel-engined forklifts and 1,578 had gasoline engines. A total of 10,243 forklifts, including dedicated export units, was produced in October, up 16.7% on 2002.

Exports of 3,507 units were up 32.4% from October 2002, while 28,870 Japanese-made forklifts were exported from January to October. Of those, 15,023 were diesel-powered and 7,640 were gasoline-powered.